§ 18-12-209 — Issuance by sheriffs of temporary emergency permits

Colorado § 18-12-209

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 18: Criminal
• Art.: Offenses Relating to Firearms

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(1)
Notwithstanding any provisions of this part 2 to the contrary, a sheriff, as provided
in this section, may issue a temporary emergency permit to carry a concealed
handgun to a person whom the sheriff has reason to believe may be in immediate
danger.

(2) (a) To receive a temporary emergency permit, a person shall submit to the
sheriff of the county or city and county in which the person resides or in which the
circumstances giving rise to the emergency exist the items specified in section 18-12-205; except that an applicant for a temporary emergency permit need not
submit documentary evidence demonstrating competence with a handgun as
required under section 18-12-205 (3)(a), and the applicant shall submit a temporary
permit fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars, as set by the sheriff. Upon receipt of
the documents and fee, the sheriff shall request that the bureau conduct a criminal
history record check of the bureau files and a search of the national instant criminal
background check system. The sheriff may issue a temporary emergency permit to
the applicant if the sheriff determines the person may be in immediate danger and
the criminal history record check shows that the applicant meets the criteria
specified in section 18-12-203; except that the applicant need not demonstrate
competence with a handgun and the applicant may be eighteen years of age or
older.

(b) (I) A temporary emergency permit issued pursuant to this section is valid
for a period of ninety days after the date of issuance. Prior to or within ten days
after expiration of a temporary emergency permit, the permittee may apply to the
sheriff of the county or city and county in which the person resides or in which the
circumstances giving rise to the emergency exist for renewal of the permit. The
sheriff may renew a temporary emergency permit once for an additional ninety-day
period; except that, if the permittee is younger than twenty-one years of age, the
sheriff may renew the temporary emergency permit for subsequent ninety-day
periods until the permittee reaches twenty-one years of age.

(II) If the sheriff is not the same sheriff who issued the temporary emergency
permit to the permittee:

(A) The permittee shall submit to the renewing sheriff, in addition to the
materials described in section 18-12-205, a legible photocopy of the temporary
emergency permit; and

(B) The renewing sheriff shall contact the office of the sheriff who issued the
temporary emergency permit and confirm that the issuing sheriff has not revoked
or suspended the temporary emergency permit.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2003: Entire part added, p. 645, � 1, effective May 17. L. 2014: (2) amended, (HB 14-1166), ch. 27, p. 168, � 2, effective March 14.